The overbuilding in the lodging industry, the current economic recession, the Gulf War and the collapse of the real estate market collectively brought forth a major economic impact on the US lodging industry in recent years. Examines the current state of the US lodging industry and discusses...

The past 40 years have been increasingly spent applying the entire range of the sciences worldwide to finding solutions to society′s problems, both technological and economic. It is argued that the result is a two‐tier workforce – the first relatively secure and independent by virtue of...

In contemporary American society, conflicts between the community and the individual seem to have been intensified. This is believed to be a direct result of the lack of community values, which go beyond individual values. One of the ancient Chinese classics, the I‐Ching or Book of Changes,...

Venezuela ranks fifth in the world in oil proven reserves and has the largest accumulation of liquid fuel in the world. With its importance as an oil country, many countries including the U.S. have expressed concerns about Venezuela’s current economic and political situation. Using the popular...

The Narver and Slater market orientation scale is tested in the context of service firms in the transition economies of central Europe and found to be both valid and reliable. The survey examined levels of market orientation in 205 business to business services companies and 141 consumer...

Looks at the importance of manufactured exports with regard to Australia's future economic progress. Identifies different types of manufacturing organizations in terms of their actual and perceived export‐related problems. Uses this as a basis for addressing the likely effects of export...